| Yushan | |
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| Jade Mountain | |
 Yushan from the North Peak | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,952.43 m (12,967.3 ft)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 3,952.43 m (12,967.3 ft) Ranked 27th |
| Listing | Country high point Ultra 100 Peaks of Taiwan |
| Coordinates | 23°28′12″N 120°57′26″E / 23.47000°N 120.95722°E |
| Geography | |
  Yushan The location of Yushan (Yushan National Park) | |
| Location | The border on Taoyuan District, Kaohsiung/ Alishan, Chiayi County/ Xinyi, Nantou County, Taiwan |
| Parent range | Yushan Range |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1898 by German explorer Karl Theodor Stöpel |
| Easiest route | Maintained trail, snow/ice climb during some winter months |
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| Chinese | 玉山 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Postal | Mount Morrison | ||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Jade Mountain | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Batongguan | |||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 八通關 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 八通关 | ||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | transcribing the Tsou name Patungkuonʉ | ||||||||||||||
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| Baiyushan | |||||||||||||||
| Chinese | 白玉山 | ||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | White Jade Mountain | ||||||||||||||
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| Chinese | 雪山 | ||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Snowy Mountain | ||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 木岡山 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 木冈山 | ||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Wooded Mountain | ||||||||||||||
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| Mount Niitaka | |||||||||
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| Chinese | 新高山 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | New High Mountain | ||||||||
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| Kanji | 新高山 | ||||||||
| Hiragana | にいたかやま | ||||||||
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Yu Shan or Yushan, also known as Mount Jade, Jade Mountain, Tongku Saveq or Mount Niitaka during Japanese rule, is the highest mountain in Taiwan at 3,952 m (12,966 ft)[1][2] above sea level, giving Taiwan the 4th-highest maximum elevation of any island in the world. It is the highest point in the western Pacific region outside of the Kamchatka Peninsula. Yushan and its surrounding mountains belong to the Yushan Range. The area was once in the ocean; it rose to its current height because of the Eurasian Plate's movement over the Philippine Sea Plate. Yushan is ranked 40th by topographic isolation.
The mountains are now protected as the Yushan National Park. The national park is Taiwan's largest, highest, and least accessible national park. It contains the largest tract of wilderness remaining on the island.
- ^ a b Hwang, Cheinway; Hsiao, Yu-Shen; Lu, Chihchiang; Wu, Wan-Shun; Tseng, Yao-Hsien (January 2007). "Determination of Northeast Asia's Highest Peak (Mt. Jade) by Direct Levelling". Survey Review. 39 (303): 21–33. Bibcode:2007SurRv..39...21H. doi:10.1179/003962607X164961.
- ^ a b Chung, Hsien-Ching (June 13, 2024). "The Long-Term Usage of an Off-Grid Photovoltaic System with a Lithium-Ion Battery-Based Energy Storage System on High Mountains: A Case Study in Paiyun Lodge on Mt. Jade in Taiwan". Batteries. 10 (6): 202. arXiv:2405.04225. doi:10.3390/batteries10060202.